Why is the freezer more frozen after not shutting it properly?

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Basically the title: If I leave the freezer door slightly open it seems to be “more frozen” than before – big chunks of ice on everything, stuff frozen together. Why is that? The food can go bad in this state but it LOOKS colder (I know this is stupid). In my mind it should just melt and warm up 🤷🏻‍♀️

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You’ve allowed water vapour to enter, it turns to ice when heat is extracted from it. Ice not only indicates low temperatures, but the presence of water.

A freezer getting colder will not create any more ice. If it’s below freezing already, all the water vapour will be ice.

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